In the fall of 2020 a well-known member of a Northeast Washington, D.C., neighborhood was killed in a street shooting. Simmeon Williams, 39, was shot and killed on Saturday, October 10 in the 1700 block of Irving Street NE. The shooting was one of two related attacks within about ten minutes that left three men dead. When police arrived they found Williams and 59-year-old Marcus Nelson with gunshot wounds; both were pronounced dead at the scene.

Williams was remembered by neighbors for a vibrant personality, a jovial sense of humor and for refereeing basketball at local recreational centers. He left behind his wife, Che A. Williams, and four children. Detectives arrested 20-year-old George Bernard Shaw III on October 12, 2020, charging him with first-degree murder while armed in both deaths. Court filings described an autopsy showing Williams was shot 13 times and Nelson 11 times, surveillance footage that prosecutors said showed Shaw chasing and shooting Nelson, and a defense claim that Shaw acted in self-defense after a break-in and fight. A judge found substantial probability in the case against Shaw and he was held pending further proceedings.

Does anyone in the area have information about what happened that night or knew Williams personally?